Product Description

Mosaic is the third CD release by SpiceHouse, a band whose music encompasses a number of varied musical genres, including jazz, rock, trip-hop, psychedelia, world, serial, pop and electronica. Clocking in at a substantial one-hundred-and-thirty-six minutes, Mosaic is a triple-length collection on two CDs, charting the musical progression of the group since their first full-length effort in 2005, Tomorrow is the Answer. With Disc One featuring songs ranging from the retro jazz of Bleecker Street to the African-instrumented Mosaic to the bluesy funk of Do You Not Know Why, Disc Two includes extended improvisations on several tracks, including free jazz takes and the incorporation of moga (or modern raga) progressions, as well as eclectic bonus material. On this limited edition version of Mosaic, the first five hundred copies will be signed by the members of SpiceHouse.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. ties that bind
2. surreal no. 9
3. personality defect
4. the world is a jungle
5. mosaic
6. bleecker street
7. now or never
8. do you not know why
9. drifting
10. ties that bind (slight return)
11. oil

Disc 2:

1. surreal no. 9/destination: furthur (extended jam)
2. the world is a jungle (extended jam)
3. oil (extended jam)
4. atmospheric water (bonus track)
5. dante's theme (bonus track)
6. words in the wind (bonus track)
7. tell me what you wanna do (bonus track)
8. frontline (bonus track)
9. darkness on the land (bonus track)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #645892 in Music
• Released on: 2007-12-19
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

Some very cool music
Some interesting music here, a mix of rock, pop, jazz, world, and some 'who knows what'. My favorite song on the album is the long version of 'Surreal No. 9' with it's backwards voices and long Raga jam. My second fav is the long version of 'Oil' with it's hardline political view and the long Middle Eastern jam section. Bleecker Street is also a cool song, with it's swaggery jazz groove and funky sax solos. This is for the most part a really good CD, with lots of bonus material, something like two hours plus.I have some of their other albums, but I think this is the best one to start with, as there is a lot to like on this album. Their 'Tomorrow is the answer' album is more popular because it gets radio play on some of the chill stations, but this is a much more adventurous album geared to a more sophisticated listener. I like this CD the best, out of all their stuff.